#EcoTeachMeet information
Our #EcoTeachMeets take place once a term at schools and organisations around Leicester. They are free to attend and always great to find out about what environmental education activities are taking place.
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Upcoming meetings
TeachMeet presenting lots of different projects in the city including Air quality, sustainable transport, global learning, energy saving, recycling and projects being delivered by Leicester Schools – book a 5 or 8 minute slot to present.
Winter#EcoTeachMeet – 11 February 2020
New College, Leicester 4pm - 5.30pm
Spring#EcoTeachMeet – 5 May 2020
Nether Hall School, Leicester 4pm - 5.30pm
Previous Meetings
May 2019 - Mayflower Primary School, Leicester
January 2019 - English Martyrs' School, Leicester
- Jane Hauton, Nether Hall School Eco-Bricks – what are they?
- Lee Jowett, LCC - Using Practical Action STEM challenges
- Lisa Didier, Food for Life - Intergeneration growing and cooking in school
- Sam Wood, TCV - Top tips to grow in school
- Elizabeth Stone, Elizabeth Stone Gardens - Using the school grounds
- Ruth Godfrey - The Botanical Gardens, Leicester – 2019 programme
- Hannah Fitchett - The WE programme
- Phil Pearce - Severn Trent schools water programme and flyer for Severn Trent education
- Sally Ikeringill - Tree planting opportunities
- Rob Butler, ASE - Science opportunities
- Lee Jowett, LCC - Recycling schemes to enhance your waste topics
May 2018 - Outdoor Learning, Leicester Botanical Garden
May 2018 - SLT TeachMeet, City Hall, Leicester
- Mindful Warriors - Yoga
- Global Learning Library and Leicester Masaya Link Group
- City Catering
- Food for Life
- Healthy Schools Network
- Ashden Less CO2
- Living Streets
- Health Teeth, Happy Smiles
- The Daily Mile
- Walk Leicester - Parents Walking Group
October 2016 - Graceworks
- The meeting took place outdoors, so there were no powerpoints or flyers.
May 2016 - Fullhurst School
- The meeting took place outdoors, so there were no powerpoints or flyers.
March 2016 - Forest Lodge Education Centre
- Presentation of meeting
- Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust survey
- Leicester-Masaya Link and Global Learning Library information
- The Crunch - Wellcome Trust information
February 2016 - Overdale Junior School
- Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots programme - awards presentations in March 2016
- SEEd conference
- Overdale Juniors curriculum presentation
- Eco-Schools committee booklet template (see Lee Jowett for copies)
- John Muir Awards
- OPAL
- Jerry Bottle
November 2015 - Sandfield Close Primary School
- Information about Biffa - and new resources
- SEEd conference
- Sandfield Close Twitter account and Sandfield Close Eco-Club blog
October 2015 - Mellor Primary School (Litter, recycling and waste)
- Presentation update
- Polli:Nation
- Pod switch off month
- Wonderbag resources
- The Great Carbon Footprint - Future We Want
- The Association of Science (ASE)
May 2015 - Rolleston Primary School (Food Growing)
- Information from the meeting
- Food for Life information - general
- Food for Life - Leicester specific
- Leicester Nutritional Dietetics Service (LNDS) information
April 2015 - English Martyrs' Catholic School (Energy and water reduction)
March 2015 - Leicester Botanical Garden (Outdoor learning)
- Files removed due to accessibility
February 2015 - Avenue Primary (Sustainable travel and transport)
- Minutes of meeting
- Get Walking Keep Walking information
- Walk to School information
- Road Safety Link
- Walk to School Link
- Bikeability Link
January 2015 - Whitehall Primary School (Fairtrade Schools)
December 2014 - Babington Community College (introductory meeting)
Please consider the environment.